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11/27 21:47 CST Green's 21, Thames' game-winner lead Saint Louis past Santa
Clara, 71-70
Green's 21, Thames' game-winner lead Saint Louis past Santa Clara, 71-70
By The Associated Press
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) --- Trey Green led Saint Louis with 21 points and
Kellen Thames hit the game-winning layup with eight seconds left as the
Billikens knocked off Santa Clara 71-70 on Thursday night at the Acrisure
Invitational.
Green went 7 of 14 from the field (6 for 13 from 3-point range) for the
Billikens (6-0). Dion Brown added 13 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the
field and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line and had five rebounds and three
steals. Thames finished 5 of 5 from the floor to finish with 11 points. It was
the sixth win in a row for the Billikens.
The Broncos (6-1) were led in scoring by Elijah Mahi, who finished with 18
points and seven rebounds. Allen Graves added 13 points and three steals for
Santa Clara. Christian Hammond also had 11 points. The loss broke the Broncos'
six-game winning streak.
Green scored 12 points in the first half and Saint Louis went into the break
trailing 35-31. Brown led Saint Louis with 13 points in the second half. Saint
Louis outscored Santa Clara by five points over the final half.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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